Lawrence Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Lawrence Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lawrence Park, ~26% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lawrence Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lawrence Park leans more Democratic than 9 of 31 neighbors.
Lawrence Park runs about 17 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Lawrence Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lawrence Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Lawrence Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lawrence Park, Sacramento, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lawrence Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lawrence Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 13 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Lawrence Park report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Lawrence Park have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Colonial Heights, Sacramento, CA D+52
- South Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+40
- Central Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+57
- Fruitridge Manor, Sacramento, CA D+31
- Tahoe Park, Sacramento, CA D+54
- North City Farms, Sacramento, CA D+51
- South City Farms, Sacramento, CA D+29
- North Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+70
- Colonial Manor, Sacramento, CA D+26
- Colonial Village, Sacramento, CA D+29
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge, CO D+8
- Churchill Estates, San Antonio, TX Even
- Central Business District, Louisville, KY D+58
- Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse, NY D+63
- Maple Manor, Elgin, IL D+24
- Cool Springs, Wilmington, DE D+69
- Ventana Lakes, Peoria, AZ R+24
- Reed, Portland, OR D+74
- Bethune Grant, Daytona Beach, FL D+16
- Downtown Neptune City, Neptune City, NJ D+8
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.